Biography

Political Experience: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2006-2012; U.S. House Representative, 2013-Present

Pro-Growth Highlights:

In 2017, Perry received a stellar 99% Club Score

Member of the House Freedom Caucus

Voted against the recent $1.3 trillion omnibus bill

Further, Perry defied GOP Leadership by voting against the procedural motion to proceed to the Omnibus bill. That’s a big no-no according to leadership, so it illustrates Perry’s devotion to economic freedom over party allegiance.

Race Details

Congressman Perry was first elected in 2012 in Pennsylvania’s 4th congressional district. He decisively won that election and subsequent re-elections. The district was reliably conservative with Trump winning 58.6% of the vote last year. The Cook Report had it as an R+11 district. However, earlier this year, the state supreme court redrew the congressional district lines, calling the previous ones unconstitutional. That puts Perry in the new 10th congressional district, which is only an R+6 district. Perry represents only 66% of it, so he’ll have to campaign as a new candidate to the remaining one-third.

There are four Democrats running, two of whom are viable – retired Army officer George Scott and political staffer Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson. The former was inspired by Obama to run for office, while the latter served as a White House aide to Obama. They both oppose repeal of Obamacare and the Trump tax plan, but they will attempt to masquerade their liberalism on the campaign trail.